Epidural hematoma after an epidural block in a patient with no coagulopathy

Koji Oda; Yoshinori Kosogabe; Tomoaki Takigawa; Tomihiro Fukushima; Tomoko Ishizu; Toshiaki Tanaka; Hiroaki Tokioka

Epidural hematoma after an epidural block in a patient with no coagulopathy

Koji Oda, Yoshinori Kosogabe, Tomoaki Takigawa, Tomihiro Fukushima, Tomoko Ishizu, Toshiaki Tanaka, Hiroaki Tokioka

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Abstract

We report a case of epidural hematoma after a single epidural block. The patient was a 67-year-old woman with sciatica and osteoarthritis of the spine. She had no coagulopathy. She underwent a single epidural block without difficulty 3 times in 5 days. She had a lumbar MRI for an examination of the spine 4 days after the final epidural block. Subacute epidural hematoma of 0.8 × 1.5 × 3.0 cm was revealed on MRI at L 3-4. She had no new neurological symptoms. MRI 1 month later revealed a resolution of the hematoma. Epidural hematoma after an epidural block might occur in an outpatient with no bleeding tendency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1047-1050
Number of pages	4
Journal	Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology
Volume	53
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - Sep 2004

Keywords

Epidural block
Epidural hematoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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